I like cereal for breakfast and used to be able to get away with skim milk without too much mucus thickening. But lately it’s giving me more problems, and I’m thinking of stopping it too. Does lactose free milk still cause mucus thickening? How about …

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Trelegy works well for me--been using it for a year and a half.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ted-koppel-grace-anne... Worth the watch --

Enrollment starts 10/15 to 12/7. This is only for the Part D drug plans and the Medicare Advantage health plans. These have no underwriting. (Traditional Medicare supplemental Medigap plans have enrollment any month - and you may be subject to …

OK, any more questions about the Long Term Oxygen Treatment Trial? I've received some from several people--Bonnie, Bob S. Mike H., Bruce M, and Jean R. Anyone else? I'd like to have as complete a list as possible so that the authors and NIH can …

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Does anyone know if Social Security takes disability away from recipients (under 65) that get the lung valves and show an improvement that goes over the SSA criteria?

Hi everyone, I've created an account because I can not resort to anyone else around me for advice anymore. They either do not know the feeling of having a loved one with end stage COPD and/or just dont know enough to give any meaningful advice. This …

Thank you everyone. My mom and I were very close. We had about 5 years before I got married where our relationship was awful, but once I moved out we worked through everything and obviously, for the last 5 years we had her live with us, and I wouldnt …

The problem with sinus issues is that they tend to go south and become bronchitis or pneumonia if you don't catch them quickly. Certainly see your doc or at least let her know that you have a sinus problem and follow the instructions you're given. If you …

Hi, just very recently, researchers from pretty big institutes (Duke, NUS, so def not half baked attempt) have found new cure for inflammation and fibrosis. As it shares the same mechanism with COPD, is there any hope for COPD cure too? Link: https://www …

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I am so impressed with the sharing and that everyone feels comfortable talking about a very difficult time. I too had a similar experience and like most of the group, it is extremely difficult my mom passed at home with Hospice too young. What I do know …

I have AARPRX Preferred with United Health Care that is pretty good but I have extra help also. I do pay a premium for part d.33.60 a month. My medicare is paid by Soc Sec.. I do have QMB disability which goes to my supplement.

Remember Kattlyne we are not doctors here so the only interpretation of that report that matters is the one your pulmonologist provides. Here is my take. The Pre % Pred stands for ‘pre treatment % predicted’. For the test they take the measurements and …

Every year around the same time my oxygen level drop to 85 and i have to go on oxygen. But the rest of the year my level is 89 -92 and i dont need oxygen. It seem like i break down and have to build my self back up down. Sitting down right now my o2 is …

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In the coming days and months you will hear a lot of talk about the new National COPD Action Plan. What you might not understand is why it is so important. What the plan does is it stresses the impact of COPD in our country and then establishes a road …

This seems a really good overview of testing the lungs: https://www.aafp.org/afp/2014/0301/p359.html These are great videos of asthma (part 1 and part 2) https://tinyurl.com/rght2m5 https://tinyurl.com/wqwaf8r

Does anyone know what advance stage COPD is? The doctor didn't list a stage, just that it is advanced. My Mother is currently in the hospital with it and she has congestive heart failure and pnemonia that they cant clear (she has been there a month now). …

The COPD Foundation will participate in the COPD National Action Plan: Tracking Our Progress meeting, hosted by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute on November 13, 2019, at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. I will be on a …

This is driving me bananas. Why do I keep getting this error message when I try to have a profile pic. Yes, the user name is in use. It is MY user name! I get the error message and then I cannot save the profile pic. I can upload the photo fine - it just …

My nebulizer treatment it albuterol/ipratropium and about half way through a treatment I want to yawn.  Why is that?  That is not important, but I am just curious and now on the important question what is the shelf life of …

Today's emailed article from COPD.net has some interesting ways to test to determine what the heck you have. I'd like to see the actual level of inflammation indicating COPD or the one indicating Asthma or both. https://copd.net/living/also …